BITES • RESTORATION • UNDERGROUND POOL • VIAJANTE RESTAURANT • FUSION • EDWARDIAN MIX • IMPOSING • BLENDED • IMPERIAL • SPLENDOUR • HOXTON'ESQUE • EXPLORERS • LIBERAL • FRINGE • BLEISURE • BANKSY-MEETS-CITY BOIS • BRICK LANE • BETHNAL GREEN • EAST END

The Town Hall, once the seat of local council, has been transformed marking the conclusion of an epic restoration and labour of love.

The imposing building housed in its largely neo-classical style of the Edwardians has always been in a phase of transition. Each decade of style is evident; from the colossal colonial splendour to the accents of the art deco, the touches of the austere post-war modernists, to the functionalities of the 50’ & 60’s, the destruction of the 70’s followed by years of neglect, which too has shaped the place. So it is no wonder then that it is a compelling magical treasure trove of styles and a restoration piece of heaven.

At the heart of the East end, Bethnal Green has been home to every immigrant community since the middle ages, from the French Huguenots, the Irish, the Jews and to the more recent Bangladeshis. Bethnal Green is a melting pot whereby each community created a legacy of architectural styles, religious traditions, customs, foods and social scenes. This is the true face of London that makes it a worldly city.





LIVING ON THE EDGE TIPS
Places just off the tourist radar, places where you can still find flavours of local living - where rebellious spirits kindle small pockets of individuality (no trendy pop-up stores for the ueber cool): MORE

For more than ten years Julian Hakes was a London based bridge architect with most of his work scattered across the globe. Then the global economic crisis led to the collapse of all his projects in 2007. There was only one way out: reinvention.

Recent Central Saint Martins graduate Liz Black's strength lies in the simplicity and clean lines of her clothing: mixing classic and contemporary with effortless style.

When else do you get to see what people would look like if games of "squash the head" led to real results? But, this is only half the pleasure in visiting the George Condon's first major retrospective, Mental States, on now at London's Hayward Gallery.

This year, you could sit home with an Eyeball-tini and the Thriller video, or you could go to some of the world's more unique Halloween parties.